Alarcó Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Alarcó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alarcó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Alarco (1,491) are calculated separately.

Alarcó Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alarcó Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Alarcó has its highest incidence in Spain. It may also occur as: Alarco. Click here for other possible spellings of Alarcó.

How Common Is The Last Name Alarcó? popularity and diffusion

Alarcó is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Alarcó live; 75 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The last name Alarcó is most commonly used in Spain, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,194,671. In Spain Alarcó is primarily concentrated in: Madrid, where 44 percent are found, Canary Islands, where 22 percent are found and Valencian Community, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Spain it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 8 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alarco941,491/
Alarca831,173/
Alarcio772,430/
Alarcos771,062/
Alarcia77942/
Galarca77551/
Alarcão77119/
Galarco7737/
Alarcoz778/
Alarcau772/
Alarcoa772/
Alarcoh771/
Alarcou771/
Galarcio712,905/
Allarcos71195/
Galarcia7114/
Gallarco712/
Allarcio711/
Algarcio711/
Alarcost711/
Alarcoux711/
Elarco67609/
Alarza67537/
Alarja67314/
Alarsa6731/
Alarka677/
Alorca676/
Alarça675/
Alerco673/
Alarzo671/
Alarjo671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alarcó
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